Making money from seaweed-eating sheep in Orkney

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My parents have been farming a rare breed of seaweed-eating sheep on a remote island in Scotland called Auskerry for nearly half a century, but age and ill health is forcing them to face a future away from their island home. With so much still to do on the farm, I left my job as a TV reporter in Cardiff, Wales for four months in order to help. I took a camera and some lenses and decided to make a RU-vid series to show what life is really like on the island where I grew up, and was named after.
Episode 5 is all about celebrating the amazing variety and beauty of the products created by my parents on the island. Mum gets to work hand-dyeing our wool and preparing that for sale at the upcoming Kirkwall County Show on the Orkney mainland. Then in the evening I go for a cold but beautiful sea swim with family friend Mira at sunset.
Please share and subscribe for future episodes. I'd love to see your comments on the series so far as it's the first time I've done something like this. If you’re interested in my parents’ products, please go to isleofauskerry.com
This film was selected by the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival for its 2024 event in Monterrey, Mexico 🏆🇲🇽
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Shot on my Sony A7C (28mm, 35-70mm, 70-180mm lenses)
Audio with DJI wireless lavs and Rode Videomic NTG
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@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your support for my videos! As a family we're facing a lot of challenges to our way of life, but knowing what we do is resonating with people around the world genuinely makes it easier to approach the future. If you'd like to support the creation of future videos, please consider donating at www.buymeacoffee.com/hamishauskerry ❤

@tarmactrailandtrack 8 месяцев назад

Do your parents have a shop to buy the items they make from?

@hamishauskerry 3 дня назад

@@tarmactrailandtrackYes! They have a website at isleofauskerry.com Thanks for your support!

@hamishauskerry 3 дня назад

This film has been chosen as an official selection at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival for its 2024 event in Monterrey, Mexico 🥰

@kathleenebsen2659 10 месяцев назад

We all owe a debt to your parents for keeping these ancient way of life and these special sheep alive. May your video inspire others to take this up.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Kathleen. They’ve certainly inspired me!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

@@SheriffofRU-vid that would be brilliant! Thanks mate

@tdiron5277 10 месяцев назад

@hamishausherry sir just a suggestion. You have documented thru the modern medium what your parents do , with a bit of political will and determination could that breed be helped by foundations …Government or private?

@Cook-hb2nf 9 месяцев назад

@@SheriffofRU-vid it is getting very close to 100,000 views! @hamishauskerry I Pray your momma and dad are with you for many more years to come!

@100Noddy 10 месяцев назад

💜Loved this. Sometimes RU-vid randomly throws up a gem, this is one of them.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah that’s lovely to hear - thanks for watching!

@oanagrossu1532 8 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry you live the BRAVEST &MOST VALUABLE KIND OF LIFE that a human can live, so SUPREMELY worthy of EXAMPLE

@gregschoonover8352 10 месяцев назад

So many cottage industries from around the world have been lost, it is refreshing to see one such still being practiced. God bless your family.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Greg!

@joedennehy386 8 месяцев назад

Its very romantic, but we don't miss wagon wheel making do we, because there's no need for it, just a niche market

@tothelighthouse9843 10 месяцев назад

The colour of the dyed wool is incredible. Subtle & infinitely varied. Days of hard hard work, but also moments of being so alive, of belonging to such a beautiful corner of the earth. Thank you to you & your family for inviting us into this life you've built with your own hands. Bless the sheep!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this lovely comment! If you’re interested in the finished product - it’s available at isleofauskerry.com :) It’s such a magical place - I was so lucky to grow up there. Thanks for watching

@dorisparker811 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this series! Your parents have built a wonderful business, and yes, I am interested in the product. But more than that, I am keenly interested in the growth and prosperity of your family's business. How that will happen, I wouldn't know. But the Lord knows, and I am keeping you and your family in my heart and prayers.

@shelaghmcqueen7598 10 месяцев назад

You have created a wonderful tribute to your parents. Thank you for sharing their special story. I just want to watch it again and again.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Aw thanks Shelagh! It’s my love letter to the island ☺️

@wendybestward4299 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing the incredible life your parents have built for themselves. As a fibre artist I can appreciate the hard work and creativity it takes to produce such stunning yarn.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Wendy! Quite right - my mum is amazing 🤩

@dogpaw775 10 месяцев назад

quite brilliant, three cheers for the sea weed eating Rothesay and the determination of Simon and Teresa.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! And cheers to you watching ☺️

@lynnerodgers4461 10 месяцев назад

Lovely episode. Your parents have really kept a beautiful way of life. I hope that when the time comes there will be like minded people to carry on the tradition. I know your parents are deeply grateful for your commitment to help them stay in their home for as long as they can.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Lynne - that’s really kind ❤️

@sugarbomb26 10 месяцев назад

Greeting from New Jersey, USA. First time watching. I'm only 1 minute in and completely hooked!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah that’s lovely to hear! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series so far 🙌

@hampshireoak 10 месяцев назад

My wife and have five children, and as new born babies they each received a lambs wool fleece to sleep on. The comfort and close attachment to them, I am sure has been life changing. These children have all grown into confident self assured adults, and I am sure that these Lamb fleeces contributed much to who they are today.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

It certainly won’t have done them any harm! Good natural fibres are so much better than plastic. Thanks for watching!

@smileytow1925 Месяц назад

We had two girls and they both slept on sheep skins, as new born babies, they were so well loved and used and slept on. They were comforting to them both 💕best thing ever❤️

@mandypaul7263 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful colours the wool

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Mandy! You can see all the final products on my parents’ website - isleofauskerry.com

@kazzrieneval4243 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful, simply wonderful. Thank for sharing this inspiring glimpse into your life, your parents and their absolute faith in their path. These are the loveliest sheep.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your comments and for watching! They truly are brilliant sheep

@jackiebinns6205 10 месяцев назад

WOW ! Im so happy I found this channel and met your awesome parents ! Please tell them I so admire the long years of work and sacrifice ! 👭👭❤😍

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Aw thanks so much Jackie! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the videos - it was such a pleasure for me to capture parts of life on the island and celebrate what my parents have achieved!

@petgranny194 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking us on this journey to your parent's home and business. What amazing people your folks are to make that land their home. I can't even imagine the transition they will be making.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you - this is very thoughtful and kind. It's very hard witnessing the progression of the dementia but we're all pulling together as best we can. Thank you for watching and supporting

@SmallWonda 10 месяцев назад

How amazing and captivating - I'm sorry your Dad is struggling, my Father's in a similar boat - must be so tough when there is so much to do. The sheep seem extremely worthy of saving, your Mum is a living dynamo. Keep safe up there.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much - this is a very kind message. My mum is incredible and she so wants to keep the breed going if at all possible. Best wishes to you and your dad.

@Boingfish1 10 месяцев назад

The peace surrounding your story is organic, warm and gratefully warm in the cold. The background noise interrupts the mood.Like the door busting unavoidable commercials. I’ve noticed a movement this way. What a shame. Thanks for the invitation to join your reflection. No, or much lower background noise is unnecessary.

@lisab3338 10 месяцев назад

Really loved this. Makes me think of long passed Norwegian grandparents and what there coastal life with sheep and farm were like. My grandmother made the most beautiful weavings all naturally dyed and I’m so grateful to still have some.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

That’s beautiful Lisa - what an amazing life they must have lived doing that. Thanks for watching 😊

@colincolwill1941 10 месяцев назад

Greetings from Poland I liked your story about your parents and friends especially the wooly ones.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

😂 thanks for watching Colin!

@131maymay131 10 месяцев назад

How lovely! I hope there’s a plan to preserve what your parents have worked so hard for.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! We're working through everything :)

@Angie_P 10 месяцев назад

Do your parents have an online shop? I'm sure there is a market for their products. Thank you for making these series, either way. This is definitely a labor of love.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching Angie! Yes they do actually - here’s the link: isleofauskerry.com

@maristermcsorley4203 10 месяцев назад

Amazing life but you can see isn’t easy,they work very hard,loved to see such craft artists 😘

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

@@maristermcsorley4203 thanks very much for your kind comment and for watching! My parents are amazing - the skills they’ve learnt are so varied ❤️

@sueedwards9334 10 месяцев назад

Amazing!!!!

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@marymansell402 10 месяцев назад

That was so well done! More, please!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Mary!

@californiadreamer2580 10 месяцев назад

My compliments to your parents for their perseverance with the sheep and the products they make. Lovely breed of sheep! Thanks for sharing a glimpse of their life.❤

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

That’s very kind - thanks very much for watching!

@emmaraft4854 10 месяцев назад

This is an outstanding record of a unique way of life. I hope you are thinking of persuading your mother to tell the story of their life in a book with plenty of technical detail. My goodness, but what must it have been like in the 1970s.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching Emma! Thankfully my mum has already made great strides with writing a book about the early years there. All of us can’t wait to read what she’s written and hopefully one day it will be published…

@pacjam418 10 месяцев назад

What a fascinating and interesting story about your parents and life on Auskerry. Can’t wait to see more. New subscriber from Boston in the US.

@pacjam418 10 месяцев назад

Checked out your online shop as well. Great website & beautiful handmade textiles.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching! I’d love to visit Massachusetts - beautiful state.

@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife 10 месяцев назад

So beautiful when the mother brushes the skin and it turned out so magically lovely. I have no words to explain. Thank you mom n dad for your hard work producing magically amazing rugs and wool.🙏🙏🙏🌷🌹🌺💐🍁🌲👍👍👍❣️❣️💕💕🏵️🏵️💎🌿🌲

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Ah this is very thoughtful, thank you Mohammed! That machine makes an amazing difference doesn't it! Thank you for watching

@matthewcunningham8691 8 месяцев назад

What amazing parents you have Hamish, God bless them

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Matthew! Take care mate 👍

@robertoconnor2669 9 месяцев назад

I’m in awe what a childhood you must have had..

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

It was certainly unique! Had its challenges of course but I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Thanks for watching!

@diane2826 10 месяцев назад

It's so satisfying to see all the lovely skeins of yarn dyed, washed and hanging on the line in the fresh air -- just lovely.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! It’s a special sight ☺️

@veronicabalfourpaul2288 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful wool. Lovely video.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks very much Veronica!

@mandaeandt1433 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for making that film! It's pure magic !

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Ah thank you so much that’s very kind! Ir means a lot that people have enjoyed it ☺️

@SoNoFTheMoSt 9 месяцев назад

That machine!! the finish is insane!

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

It’s brilliant, isn’t it? Makes such a difference

@seaweedeater3104 10 месяцев назад

Stumbled across this episode and will now definitely watch them all. This is wonderful. Fantastic doc too. I’ll be buying some wool for sure.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah thank you so much! It’s all been very new to me to film and edit these and the response has really given me a boost! Isleofauskerry.com is the place for all our products. Thanks for watching!

@pierevojzola9737 10 месяцев назад

Hi, this reminds me of a storey I came across here in New Zealand. Possibly the rarest cattle breed in the world, Enderby Island cattle evolved from 80 years of wild isolation on Enderby Island, the northernmost island of the Auckland Islands, 320km south of New Zealand. Settlers introduced nine cattle in the 1890s in an attempt to establish farming on the island. While the cattle were an unknown breed, the ship’s manifest describes them as being “shorthorns” - a generic term in those days to describe many breeds of cattle. The attempt to establish farming failed because of the climate, and the settlers abandoned the island in 1910, leaving the cattle behind. The cattle survived over the next 80 years, feeding on Enderby’s scrub vegetation, southern rata, and seaweed. These survivors were nearly eradicated when DOC decided that they were endangering local fauna and wanted them slaughtered! The taste of sheep and cattle that are of a hardy stock that grow slowly to maturity is hard to find. 99% of butchers cant name the breed of the animals they are selling. Most lambs are sold to market at too early age and produce a tasteless meat. I have farmed White faced Angus, Red Deer, Angora goats and Texel sheep. The last time I had tasty meal of any of these animals when we ate the last of our home killed stock twenty years ago. Ah, for a boned shoulder of a Texel hogget done on a BBQ, or venison back steaks, or venison liver or sweetbreads! Those were the days when we ate what we grew, farmed, caught in the river or hunted in the bush. Cheers mate. Harera

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah this is fascinating - thanks for getting in touch! I agree: the taste of our meat is fantastic. People usually imagine it will be salty or fishy in some way but it’s just got a deep flavour, more like game than normal lamb. It’s so satisfying to produce your own food on your doorstep, knowing it’s the greenest thing you can eat, as well as the tastiest. Your part of the world sounds amazing - I’d love to visit! Take care mate and thanks for watching

@kuianderson965 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing.Very beautiful from new zealand

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Ah thank you - and hello to you in NZ!

@INSFarms 10 месяцев назад

Appreciation from India.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Hi to you in India! ☺️

@barbarabrooks4747 9 месяцев назад

Wow, I never knew that sheep could eat seaweed!

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

They’re incredible things! Thanks for watching ☺️

@viteinfinite 11 месяцев назад

This is such great content, a rare find. I pretty much enjoyed the photography too, especially the wool shots at 3:45-4:15. Very pleasant to watch on a large TV screen. Greetings from France.

@hamishauskerry 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Simone et salut! I’m just starting out with this new camera and learning a lot. It’s very cool that you’ve seen this video and I appreciate your comments🙏

@dreamcreate116 10 месяцев назад

Align with nature and her ancient wisdom, not the disastrous path humanity for far too long has been manipulated and pushed along. What wonderful work your parents have done for this precious breed and to awaken many.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you - that’s really thoughtful and kind ☺️

@bennybodash855 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for preserving this method and showing the world it can be done. What a beautiful story! I decree and declare I life and healing, all the spiritual blessings of the God of Israel and may he preserve you bless you and give you peace, amen.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@POLITICAL-BIAS. 9 месяцев назад

Stunning place. Absolutely stunning. If only I'd been brought up in this environment, then I wouldnt have chosen the path I made in life.

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! We are incredibly lucky to call such a beautiful place home. Take care of yourself 👍

@POLITICAL-BIAS. 9 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry Thank you.

@myriamickx7969 10 месяцев назад

I absolutely love the beautiful dyes of this wool. Such gorgeous natural hues!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah that’s so lovely to hear! Thanks for watching :) if you’re in need of some wooly Christmas presents… isleofauskerry.com ☺️

@braddobson2060 10 месяцев назад

Excellent vidio. Thanks

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Brad! Take care

@rosemarieschleupen747 10 месяцев назад

looking forward to the next video

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I hope you’ve enjoyed the rest of the series ☺️

@patchadams4me 10 месяцев назад

Incredible. I love it!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching!

@RobertJenkins-l6n 11 месяцев назад

Hamish that was so lovely and very instructive..beautifully filmed. Best Gillian Jenkind

@hamishauskerry 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Gillian! I really appreciate you watching. H

@amistadkanlungan4549 10 месяцев назад

Real hard work, am blessed to see people like your parents who reminds me the old values exist and persists.if you continue their path then it would become a legacy as like some asian families tend to have.much admiration and respect.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! My parents are an inspiration ☺️

@beavischrist5 10 месяцев назад

These sheep must be very healthy because seaweed contain so many minerals like iodine and magnesium. Very beautyfull way of living ❤❤❤

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely! They’re incredibly well adapted to their environment. It’s how all sheep used to be before they were intensively farmed I think. Thanks for watching!

@Lahoria9 8 месяцев назад

great please continue this profession for next generations.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏

@kerlyn3582 Месяц назад

Your parents are a treasure and your mum is an amazingly strong lady...a hard life but I am sure a very rewarding one.

@hamishauskerry Месяц назад

Thanks so much Kerlyn ❤️ I appreciate your support

@buickinvicta288 10 месяцев назад

Watching from New York. Wonderful video. Bless. 😊❤

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah that’s so cool! Thanks for watching 😀

@laurenandrews511 10 месяцев назад

Y’all are going to kill me! I already have way too much yarn in my house, and now I’m going to have to order some of this because I love the ocean sheeps

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

You can never have too much I reckon! You can find it all over at isleofauskerry.com :) thanks for watching!!

@PLS.54 10 месяцев назад

What a beautiful, educational film. Such a lovely product from all their hard work. I would love to own several skins.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching! My parents do international shipping - isleofauskerry.com :)

@PLS.54 10 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry Thank you. Yes, I found the link!

@franzsolinas7893 10 месяцев назад

MARVELLOUS DOC. VERY BEAUTIFUL VIDEO !

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for watching!

@dugswell2 8 месяцев назад

Fascinating Hamish, just great to have a record of what happens on your parent's island.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! That was the whole reason for doing this series really - I just wanted to make sure I, and my future kids etc possibly, have the ability to see the island farm in full colour! Thanks for watching

@marsnyder2610 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating to watch. Im sending my best wishes to your parents from Southern California USA. Thank you for sharing.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! How brilliant you found these videos all the way over there. Take care!

@ciaracohen-ennis1236 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful film, amazing work

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thanks mate ❤️

@nancysmith-baker1813 9 месяцев назад

Thankyou for sharing , beautiful.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching Nancy!

@TheMardi45 10 месяцев назад

So beautiful. The work your parents do is so inspiring, I can also see the work and dedication . A beautiful video.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! That’s really kind ☺️

@donahastie1530 10 месяцев назад

So very interesting and what lovely yarn!

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thankyou! You can see the final product at isleofauskerry.com :)

@lysdexsick 9 месяцев назад

I was born in 74 in Portugal just before the dictatorship ended but all my family from both sides are real strong proper people like your parents and I'm really proud of them all!! Now I see how "privileged" if you want to call it but it's nothing to do with money but the craft and daily grafting,all the struggles and success throughout the years... Lots of people Think " I wish I could live like this" but I Bet with all I have that 99% of them couldn't handle it or Quit after a couple of weeks!!! Massive Respect, all the best and keep showing and sharing their Amazing Place!!!👍 All the best and merry Christmas!!

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your comment! Most locals in Orkney said they didn’t think dad would last a winter and he’s lasted 49 and counting! Take care and thanks for watching :)

@rhonalow3271 Месяц назад

Only discovered your channel a few days ago and already hooked and dedicated. Narrative, filming, editing, humanity is so deeply enjoyable. I appreciate your efforts to document the past 50 years.

@hamishauskerry Месяц назад

This really means a whole lot to me ❤️ learning to film and edit has given me so much creative enthusiasm and practicing in this beautiful place is just about as good as you can get it. Thanks for your support

@lindabonomi7274 10 месяцев назад

Amazing!!! Thank you.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Linda!

@andrewmcdonald7077 9 месяцев назад

They remind me a lot of my Shetlands which I raise in the mountains of North Carolina

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Ah that’s very cool! I should come to your farm to make a video 😀 Thanks for watching

@trevorjay5681 8 месяцев назад

Another beautiful video, thank you for posting. Emotional to see and difficult to comprehend their dedication

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Trevor! It’s certainly a tricky life and it’s only getting harder. Thanks for your support 👍

@davidgendron1953 9 месяцев назад

Wow!! What a way of life! Thanks for sharing this with us!! Just watch the one where you “harvest” peat for the stove, impressive!!

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Ah cool! Thanks for staying with my channel - there’s more to come on the peat and other parts of farm life when I get round to edit the rest of my footage 👍

@helenangelful 10 месяцев назад

Have just watched the series on Auskerry. What an amazing island. Wonderful living traditions. Hard work on a day to day basis. Loved the turf cutting, sheep shearing, wool dying and the fun had at your music festival. May it long continue, hope your father continues to do well in 'his' environment, that your mother has the strength to continue to care for him. Thank you so much for giving me such insight.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thankyou so much for this very kind comment ❤️ it’s so special to have been able to share my brilliant parents’ lives with people from around the world - but also to share our pain at the difficult challenges we face. Take care and thanks for watching ☺️

@helenangelful 10 месяцев назад

I understand to a certain extent the challenges ahead, working as a carer for dementia. But stick with it, make your father in difficult moments as comfortable as possible in his home/known surroundings. Help your mother to take small time outs for herself. Encourage them to accept help where possible. I shall think of them and wish them well.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

@@helenangelful ❤️❤️

@evangeline3152 10 месяцев назад

I loved everything about this video! I really admire your parents so much for making their dreams a reality. Also their yarn is beautiful.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! They’re amazing people for sure. If you’re interested in the final product, it’s all over on their website isleofauskerry.com :)

@christinebrown6154 10 месяцев назад

Loved your video. The wool looks amazing. I look forward to knitting with it. Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Christine! Hope the knitting goes well 👍

@RealSalica 10 месяцев назад

Your parents are amazing people ! Extraordinary ,hard workers and succesful business builders and owners . I wish somehow you would take over ...

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching! My parents are brilliant and what they’ve achieved is so inspiring to me. Never say never but I am very passionate about my own career, which means I have to live away from the island. We’d all love to see someone else take it on and enjoy their own chapter on the island!

@BeeBop031 9 месяцев назад

What an amazing series, hopefully there will be some inspired by this documentary to lend a hand to ensure that this way of life can continue with the passion and dedication your parents have installed into their work and way of life

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Brett! We really hope someone will be inspired enough to take over someday and start their own chapter in this incredible place. Take care

@BeeBop031 9 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry I’m Edinbugh based and keen to see more of the northern islands. What is the best way to get to Auskerry, is there a ferry ? Can I take a car on ? Is there somewhere to stay, airb&b, camping ?

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

@@BeeBop031 I’m afraid no is the answer to most of those questions Brett! It’s just my parents who live there in the only house on the island! You can visit the rest of Orkney by ferry and take your car though for sure and there’s so much to see here! My parents are keen to welcome people for a few weeks or more for working holidays though in the summer months but you’d be staying in our house while you’re there or camping. Hope that helps!

@glynislaidlaw4064 Месяц назад

What a clever lady your Mum is, the wool is absotutly beautiful!

@hamishauskerry Месяц назад

She is! Pretty much all self taught too - it’s very impressive! Thanks for watching

@spoolsandbobbins 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful! Reminds me so much of Nova Scotia where we live with our sheep.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

That’s so cool! What sort of sheep do you keep? Thanks for watching!

@spoolsandbobbins 10 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry nothing as special as the ones in the video but they do well here rotated on our pastures. We have 3 Dorper and 2 Dorper/black belly mix (hopefully pregnant). There’s NOTHING like raising sheep! Blessings from Somerset, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

@@spoolsandbobbins Ah I bet it’s incredibly beautiful where you live! I desperately want to travel to that part of Canada when I get the chance 😊

@Yosef_Morrison 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you

@squaretriangle9208 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful what your parents do but also a very isolated life, no neighbours, no friends...

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

It’s certainly not for everyone! But actually it’s not a case of no friends - we have such a close connection with the boatmen who get us out there, with the local fishermen and with so many friends on the Orkney mainland who my parents have known for 40 years. Orkney is a special community - even when you live away from everyone!

@FoodForestPermaculture 10 месяцев назад

Lovely living

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

🙏🙏

@jacquelinedunne8641 9 месяцев назад

Tu home is sacred. God bless you and your family in Jesus Christ amen. A blessed Christmas and New Year.

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Ah merci Jacqueline - happy new year ❤️

@TheLuke1184 10 месяцев назад

This has to be one of the most fascinating RU-vid series going right now...bravo, thank you!

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Aw thanks so much! The response has been way beyond what I ever imagined! Thanks for watching 👍

@ml.2770 8 месяцев назад

What a sweet man. I've seen many ways that senility takes people and Simon is handling it well from what you've shared.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you - that’s very kind of you. Thanks for watching ❤️

@rhonalow3271 Месяц назад

The sea, sunsets, seals and stimulation are the essence of water. We experience the same exhilaration down here in the rich waters of Western Australia. Thank you. I share your appreciation of the beauty of the world. Thank you again for your skilful videos❤️

@hamishauskerry Месяц назад

Ah that’s another beautiful part of the world I’d love to visit one day! Thanks for watching and for the support 👍

@decnijfkris3706 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful skins. Nice colours. I once tried to do that. We had a texel lamb at home which I brought up with the bottle and it was tame like a dog. One day it got typhus and died. My dad skinned it cuz I wanted a rememberance. So I cleaned that skin and dried it. But I couldn't get the stifness out of the leather. Anyways it has been laying in my bedroom at my bed for years. Very nice feeling stepping out of your bed in winter. That sheep was called 'Tisjke'

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

That’s brilliant! Well played for giving it a go. It’s very hard to do without the right chemicals and then it needs patience and the tools to work the leather to make it smooth. If it’s lasted you all this time on your floor then I’d say it’s a success! Thanks for watching 👍

@TheSheepGame 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic video mate. Real professional production and your folks seem like absolute legends. You must be very proud 💪🏻

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thank you this is very kind! They really are brilliant - I’m just really chuffed to have had the chance to celebrate what they’ve achieved. Thanks for watching!

@rosemarieschleupen747 10 месяцев назад

How wonderful. Thank you so much for these videos. Please find a way to keep your homestead going. From across the Pond.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! 👍

@ddawe31635 9 месяцев назад

A house by the sea.. ❤

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

We’re very lucky ☺️ Thanks for watching!

@goddam9925 11 месяцев назад

Another great video thank you !!

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much - that's really appreciated :)

@DownToEarthwithKaty 10 месяцев назад

Loved it!

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@donnaeturner 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Thanks for watching ☺️

@TaraFinlay Месяц назад

The amount of work your mum is doing leaves me awestruck. Here I was thinking they shear the sheep and bundle the wools and send them off somewhere. Wow. I am transfixed.

@hamishauskerry Месяц назад

❤️❤️

@antoniescargo1529 10 месяцев назад

I am interested in the traditional fisherman sweaters from the countries around the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Dutch fishermen prob. came in contact with these sweaters on the Shetland Islands. Every Dutch fisher village hat it's own design so you knew where the man came from when you saw his corpse on the beach. The golden earring was for a sailor's burial payment.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Yeah there’s a beautiful history in that! Thanks for watching 👍

@jackiechan8840 9 месяцев назад

Really enjoying you videos mate

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☺️

@thistles 10 месяцев назад

Paradise

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@thistles 8 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry thanks for sharing this with us

@frednorman1 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your parents’ story. We visited the Orkney Islands on our trip to Scotland last year, a fascinating place.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

It's a really very magical place! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. Thanks for watching!

@sarahp1383 9 месяцев назад

With your very first words, introducing me to a way of life so entirely different from mine in tropical India, I knew I was going to be given a video that would enchant me... Will comment later after I see the full video, slowly and with the kind of keen appreciation it deserves.❤

@sarahp1383 9 месяцев назад

I loved the parts where your parents put the dyed skeins of wool to dry. Mesmerising colours, which made me so want to have them to knit a scarf. But the part about sheep skin, thats not for me. I love animals and would never dream of owning a sheep skin rug. Different geographies. Different perspectives. The video captured the essence of life on these islands, so isolated from the rest of the world.

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for your honest comment! It’s not for everyone but it’s a way of life for us and I’m glad you liked the wool! All the best to you in India, wow! ☺️

@robbrent 8 месяцев назад

I hole heartedly agree with the compliments paid your family, but an unsaid one, is to compliment you for the quality etc of the postings, the documentary quality and wonderful documentary recording for history of your wonderful family and lifestyle so many viewers are jealous of. I’ve shared this with many who I know will love and appreciate it as well.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Wow thanks Rob, this is so kind! I never thought people would be interested in these videos outside of my family and friend group, but comments like this really mean a lot! I'm learning all the time and maybe one day I can make a living from making videos because I do enjoy it! Thank for your support - do take care yourself :)

@soyoucametosee7860 10 месяцев назад

You know that mom and dad are not going to be here forever. Some one needs to step up and learn this to take over.

@hamishauskerry 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching 👍

@ninecatsmagee8384 10 месяцев назад

This was delightful to see. I'm so grateful you take the time to record this way of life. I'm absolutely jealous, although I do live on a mountainside in the Highlands. This would be something outstanding to try. I can just see myself there. And although I haven't lived on an island for many years [a resort island and nowhere near this interesting], I'd be happy to give it another try -- especially with so much to do in the natural environment and those lovely sheep to tend. That wool yarn -- where else would you find any so unique? I'd love to know where it's sold, and also the sheepskin rugs.

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Ah this is lovely - thanks so much for watching! We’re always open to people coming to help on the farm these days as things get tougher! All my parents’ products are available on our website isleofauskerry.com 😊

@abigailmcenroe5024 9 месяцев назад

I used to live on an island in Maine with our wild sheep….but only in the summer. Sometimes we would have winter vacations there. I have been a spinner , felter and weaver because of it. I love wool. I did chuckle when I saw the tools on the wall with painted outlines. My father made me paint the outline for tools also, and heaven forbid someone did not return a tool to its proper place! The world owes your parents a world of gratitude! 🐑🐑🐏🐏

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Haha dad has never been good at putting things back to be honest 😂 Thanks so much for watching ❤️

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

P.S an island in Maine sounds amazing! What is it called?

@abigailmcenroe5024 9 месяцев назад

@@hamishauskerry mosquito island off port Clyde Maine.

@celesterakhale7496 10 месяцев назад

What an interesting and educational video..thank you so much..subscribed!😊

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thankyou so much for watching! ☺️

@6ftS 9 месяцев назад

that is just wonderful viewing. thank you for a look into the amazing world you call home...

@hamishauskerry 9 месяцев назад

Ah that’s really kind, thank you for watching! ☺️

@64cuspofchange 10 месяцев назад

Hello from Los Angeles California😎 i just stumbled upon this vlog and WOW !! I am amazed at this whole life style and being so successful while living so remotely ...and the old pics of mom and dad so young and beautiful and now dad nods off ..it touched my heart and educated me at the same time ...thank you for sharing 😊

@hamishauskerry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Dana! How brilliant you’ve found the videos. So much has changed on the island in 50 years but its essential beauty remains. Thanks for watching!